I think having text is really annoying. Whenever there are hugeass pictures, the text most likely gets in the way of the picture. There are quite a few examples of this. Besides, a title, a description, and the url should be enough to get your point acros

So you're saying that people should be required to limit themselves to a specific format due to a pointless sense of community exclusiveness as opposed to making whatever they intend?
limiting ones ideas to follow a joke that's already been done to d

I used to think it was because it was really easy for people who didn't know Flash or something, but then along come people that actually make their sh*t in flash then strip it down to gifs... Unbe-f*cking-lievable how badly someone can miss the point.

I actually like this, but -1 for creating a legion of 14-year-olds downvoting sites stating "PICTURE SOUND TEXT", and -1 for being one of many members that suggest others should die because they don't share the same ideas. Don't be a dick.

The fundamental principles of any institution are always important, and should always be kept in mind, but evolution and change through artistic freedom shouldn't be chastised. We should try and keep our minds open to new possibilities. Quit being so excl

I'm not saying people shouldn't be allowed to make other kinds of ytmnds. But as an artistic guideline, since hardly anybody makes a good site when they stray from the fundamentals, they should consciously choose to stick to the form.

What is good and what is not is almost entirely subjective though. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. However, I do agree that considering the guidlines placed and just the groundwork which has been laid, we shouldn't stray -too- far from the standard